Stoppage in Breathing

and Poisoning
 Breathing
• It is the contraction of
the chest muscles and
diaphragm that causes
enlargement of the chest
cavity.
 Breathing Process
• The process of breathing
enables air, which
contains oxygen, to be
taken into the air sacs in
the lungs.
 Breathing Process
• At the same time, the
waste product of
breathing, carbon dioxide,
is released and exhaled in
the mouth.
 First Aid for Breathing
Failure
• Check the victim’s breathing.
2. Look for the chest rise and
fall.
3. Listen to breathing sound.
4. Feel the victim’s breath.
 First Aid for Breathing
Failure
• If the victim is not
breathing, but there is a
pulse, do mouth to mouth
resuscitation.
 First Aid for Breathing
Failure
• If the victim is
unconscious but breathing,
put him in a recovery
position to prevent
suffocation.
 Poison
• Is any substance (solid, liquid,
or gas) tends to impair health
and cause death when
introduced into the body or
onto the skin’s surface.
 Causes of Poisoning
• Over dose of medicine
• Transferring of poison
from original containers to
bottles or jars.
 Causes of Poisoning
• Improper handling of spray
equipment.
• Keeping poisonous
substances in medicine
cabinet.
 Symptoms
• Rashes • Burning
• Blisters • Itching
• Swelling
 First Aid for Poisoning
1. Find out from the victim
what could have possibly
caused the poisoning.
2. Do not make the victim
vomit if he has taken acid,
kerosene, or gasoline.
 First Aid for Poisoning
• For other • Milk with egg
poisons make • Flour mixed
the person with water
vomit and give
• Powered
him any of the coconut shell
following:
• Charcoal mixed
with water
 Seat Work
1. While the child • How will you
is eating, he apply first aid
choked on his in the
food. He has
situation?
difficulty in
breathing and
his face is
turning bluish.
 Seat Work
2. A member of • How will you
the family drinks apply first aid
kerosene that he in the
/ she mistook
situation?
for a soft drink
because it was • How can you
contained in a avoid such
bottle of soft poisoning
drink. incident?